Sentences with phrase «water loss from»

Warm conditions reduce snowfall, increase snowmelt and increase water loss from soils and plants.

For utilities, water loss from old, leaky systems means lost revenue for upkeep, too.

Alaska's Arctic lakes now freeze later and thaw earlier in the year than in 1950, leaving them vulnerable to water loss from evaporation and possibly adding to local warming, a new study finds.

Since 1950, Alaska's Arctic lakes freeze later and thaw earlier, leaving them vulnerable to water loss from evaporation and possibly adding to local warming.

While this is certainly a true statement, it does not follow that we should increase the frequency and magnitude of water resource stress by increasing evaporation, drought frequency, water loss from plants, etc., as the USGCRP report notes will occur as human - induced climate change increases.

Wordsworth R and Pierrehumbert RT 2013: Water loss from terrestrial planets with CO2 - rich atmospheres Astrophysical J -RCB-, 778 doi: 10.1088 / 0004 - 637X / 778 / 2/154 pdf

Early evidence suggests that globally, the rate of water loss from soil and plants (called «evapotranspiration») has declined, a finding reinforced by a global slowdown in plant growth.

Fog not only prevents water loss from redwoods in summer, it actually provides water to the trees directly through the leaves as well as via condensation dripping to the soil and roots beneath.

Fortunately, a new understanding of dog skin has led to the development of an oral product that helps prevent water loss from occurring in the first place.

However drought - resistant plants conduct this process at night and close their pores during the day when the rate of water loss from evaporation is...

Natural diuretics that encourage water loss from the body: coffee, tea, cola and other drinks that contain caffeine, also — alcohol.

After laser surgery for skin, topical vitamin C reduced skin injury and restored acidic skin pH. Acidic skin provides defense against microbes, and inflamed skin can have a higher than normal pH. Vitamin C also has anti-acne effects (possibly by lowering sebum secretion and preventing water loss from skin) and reduces pigmentation (e.g. for freckle reduction or to help remove skin marks).

The popularity of the keto diet seems largely due to early pronounced weight loss (water loss from eliminating stored glycogen), it's ease to follow for most (eg.

Moisture content of the atmosphere goes up a bit with global warming — true — but that is a negligible amount of water loss from the ocean's point of view (worth just a few millimeters of sea level).

All of this is compounded by the fact that trees close their stomata (surface pores that control gas exchange) when facing drought to prevent water loss from transpiration, but this can collapse the hydraulic transport system.

Here it can be used by plants or evaporate directly, with water loss from both processes combined called evapotranspiration.

«There is no or little water loss from the plants,» explained Saurabh Shukla, a graduate student at the University of Illinois.

The outermost layer of skin, the stratum corneum, regulates water loss from the body and protects underlying living tissue from germs and the environment, in general.

Increased temperatures trigger more evaporation from reservoirs, and accelerate water loss from soils needed for agricultural production — all factors that boost demand for water, he added.

Because of the costs involved, only the smaller North Aral has been earmarked for rescue (New Scientist print edition, 4 January 2003), and several dams to stem water loss from it have been build since the mid-1990s.

Water Corporation of Western Australia has reduced its water losses from leaks and overflows by 11 per cent in the 2012 - 13 financial year and recorded the lowest operating costs of the major water utilities nationwide.

Dehydration and Performance According to the American Academy of Sports Medicine - one of the leading authorities on sports nutrition, health and performance - if you lose more than 2 % of your body weight, presumably due to water losses from sweat and urine, dehydration will impair your performance.

In that third scenario, - how about we call it «Power Scramble» — no amount of holding back on water releases can make up for evaporative water losses from reservoirs and continued consumptive water withdrawals.

Not exact matches

Be aware that basic policies may exclude certain perils and limit certain claims; for instance, losses from water, earthquakes, boiler problems, and utility failures are often excluded unless you add a rider.

Newer SAGD plants such as Connacher Oil and Gas's Great Divide have managed to nearly eliminate fresh water use — they use non-potable water from aquifers and recycle it — and reduce GHG emissions by about 20 % compared to the industry average through more efficient burning of natural gas, cogeneration of electricity and reduced heat loss on the steam's journey underground.

In short, we think the market became impatient with a lack of visible inventory draws four months into OPEC cuts and that Chinese macro concerns, a modest (and possibly transient) uptick in Libyan production and an unimpressive EIA report lead to length liquidation, self - reinforced stop losses and momentum from robots smelling blood in the water».

The cause of death is not the infection itself, but dehydration from the resultant water loss.

Conventional boiling led to a significant loss of flavonoids (66 %) from fresh raw broccoli, while high - pressure boiling caused considerable leaching (47 %) of caffeoyl - quinic acid derivatives into the cooking water.

The 12 week clinical study from the US of 303 participants is the first prospective, randomised clinical trial to directly compare the effects of water and diet beverages on weight loss within a behavioural weight loss program.

These yield advantages have been attributed to more efficient use of nutrients, water and light and a combination of other factors such as the introduction of new regenerative elements into the farm (e.g. legumes) and fewer losses resulting from pests and diseases.

From the United Nations General Assembly to the First Green Business Forum to World Water Week and her position as Chair of the Global Water Partnership, she continues to explain the far - reaching implications of food loss and waste to novel groups and to recruit new actors in the fight against food loss and waste.

That this House: (1) notes with concern the impact on the Dairy Industry of the Coles milk pricing strategy and that: (a) dairy farmers around the country are today seriously questioning their future having suffered through one of the worst decades in memory including droughts, floods, price cuts and rising cost of inputs such as energy and feed; (b) unsustainable retail milk prices will, over time, compel processors to renegotiate contracts with dairy farmers and the prospect that these contracts will be below the cost of production may force many to leave the industry; (c) the fact that supermarkets are now selling milk cheaper than many varieties of bottled water will be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back for many dairy farmers; and (d) the risk of other potential impacts includes: (i) decreased competition as name brands are forced from the shelves; and (ii) the possible loss of fresh milk supplies to some parts of the country as local fresh milk industries become unviable; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) ask the ACCC to immediately examine the big supermarkets and milk wholesalers after recent price cuts to ensure they do not have too much market power and are not anti-competitive in their behaviour; and (b) support the new Senate inquiry into the ongoing milk price war between the country's major supermarket chains».

Interestingly, the only complaints from the Cubans, who could have hoped for a better fate against Mexico's water polo team — they lost 3 - 2 — came all the way from Havana, where newspapers blamed a U.S. referee for a loss to Mexico in basketball.

both NPOY JB and lottery pick MB move on, Phil's coming back (likelihood 90.1 %, had to go 0.1 % higher than Jimdribbleless), both OS and the Big Ragu will test NBA waters and return, so only losing JB and MB, but those are two «YUUUUUGE» losses (had to steal that from your post), sorry for the run - on sentence, etc., etc., etc..

Leaves on Evergreen trees are usually smaller and often have a waxy layer which helps prevent water loss in the winter, they also produce a chemical which stops them from freezing.

Right after birth you will quickly drop a few pounds from excess water and more weight loss will happen when your blood circulation goes back to normal and so does your uterus size.

Exercise and drinking plenty of water, along with staying away from fad diets, are essential to successful weight loss after pregnancy, according to the Mayo Clinic and CBS News.

«A well - watered tree, carefully placed candles, and carefully checked holiday light sets will help prevent the joy of the holidays from turning into a trip to the emergency room or the loss of your home,» said Chairman Inez Tenenbaum.

Warm mist placed over the premature baby within the first days to help prevent water loss and keep his / her skin from drying and cracking.

Fire protection piping at Indian Point's Unit 2 reactor broke and leaked and though it resulted in a loss of water pressure to the fire suppression system, inspectors from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission determined it was of «very low safety significance,» according to the N.R.C. report.

State audit of 2007 - 2012 says town officials allowed sustained water fund operating losses, including a loss of $ 423,134 from 2009 - 11, and on Jan. 4, 2011 the Town Board improperly authorized lease - purchase agreement.

These projects include work to protect water voles in the South West of England from habitat loss and predation by the American Mink; work to safeguard the future of dormice in Cheshire and the creation of wildlife corridors benefitting birds, mammals and amphibians in North Wales.

A common culprit for water loss is caused by leaks from broken or aging underground pipes.

Down the corridor is a specialised lab where dermatologists measure skin pH and loss of water from the skin as part of their efforts to minimise skin irritation.

Extra carbon dioxide means a warmer world — and then positive feedback effects from things like water vapour and ice loss will make it warmer still

An analysis of water and climate data from 1901 to 2008 from 100 large water basins around the world revealed more water loss to the atmosphere and less water runoff compared with conclusions from earlier studies.

In the absence of a magnetic field, Tarduno says the protons that make up the solar winds would have ionized and stripped light elements from the atmosphere, which, among other things, resulted in the loss of water.

Whiskey barrels in danger A study released in December by the Carnegie Institution for Science at Stanford University estimated as many as 58 million trees in California are suffering from severe water loss because of drought conditions (ClimateWire, Jan. 4).

Minimizing yield losses while reducing groundwater usage is a continual goal for Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists on the High Plains, where quantities of water from the Ogallala Aquifer are diminishing.

Another issue for critics is whether the water delivered from the elevated reservoir in an emergency would continue to cool the reactor if there were a sustained loss of power for emergency pumps.